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WAEC Biology 2024 Question 50

Question 50

Evolution

In a test, a student paired some scientists with their famous work as shown below.
I. Charles Darwin → preservation of some food with heat
II. Gregor Mendel → natural selection
III. Jean Baptiste Lamarck → inheritance of acquired characteristics
IV. Louis Pasteur → independent assortment of genes
Which of the scientists were involved in the study of evolution?

  1. A.I and III
  2. B.II and III
  3. C.I, II and IV
  4. D.II, III and IV
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (I and III)

Explanation

Darwin (natural selection) and Lamarck (use and disuse, inheritance of acquired characters) both put forward theories of evolution.